Commencement Bay

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bay natural harbor

Commencement Bay is a large natural harbor on the southern end of Puget Sound in Washington State, serving as a key industrial and shipping center for the city of Tacoma.

Statements (48)
Predicate Object
instanceOf bay →
natural harbor →
adjacentTo City of Tacoma →
Fife, Washington →
Northeast Tacoma →
Ruston, Washington →
borderedBy Brown’s Point →
Point Defiance →
Tacoma Tideflats industrial area →
country United States →
environmentalStatus former Superfund site (Commencement Bay Nearshore/Tideflats) →
hasActivity habitat restoration →
hasFeature deep-water port →
industrial waterways →
marinas →
rail-served docks →
shipping terminals →
urban waterfront →
hasMouth Puget Sound →
hasPortFacility Port of Tacoma →
hasWildlife harbor seals →
orcas →
salmon →
locatedIn Pacific Northwest →
Puget Sound →
Tacoma, Washington →
Washington State →
locatedInBodyOfWater Salish Sea →
majorUse automobile import →
bulk cargo handling →
commercial fishing →
container shipping →
industrial shipping →
log export →
recreational boating →
namedBy Charles Wilkes →
namedFor commencement of the Wilkes expedition survey →
partOf southern Puget Sound →
receivesInflowsFrom Blair Waterway →
Hylebos Creek →
Hylebos Waterway →
Middle Waterway →
Puyallup River →
Sitcum Waterway →
St. Paul Waterway →
Thea Foss Waterway →
Wapato Creek →
Wheeler-Osgood Waterway →
Referenced by (4)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Puget Sound region →
hasBodyOfWater
Puget Sound →
hasPart
Tacoma, Washington →
locatedOn
Port of Tacoma →
waterway
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